I’ve said this before but one of the more rewarding parts of writing this column is seeing some of my favorite bands make the grade. I said as much last week when Ghost debuted at number 2, but this week’s story is a little different. While the big numbers go to Dance Gavin Dance and Tremonti, my focus this week is on YOB. I’ve only been a fan of YOB for a short time following their 2014 release Clearing the Path to Ascend, but the band has been around over 17 years. In that time, the band has released four albums, broken up, reformed for another four albums, and more recently experienced a harrowing ordeal involving frontman Mike Scheidt’s health. Yet here they are with an album that has not only been critically lauded so far (including by yours truly), but has proven their most successful album to date. And while album sales aren’t the only measure of a band’s success, it’s satisfying to see all those dues pay off.

Notable Debuts:

Dance Gavin Dance, Artificial Selection(Rise)30,000 sold

Tremonti, A Dying Machine (Napalm)10,000 sold

Megadeth, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! – The Final Kill (Century Media/Legacy)4,800 sold

YOB, Our Raw Heart (Relapse)4,000 sold

Zeal & Ardor, Stranger Fruit (MVKA Records)1,500 sold

Exmortus, The Sound Of Steel (Prosthetic)800 sold

Dead Sara, Temporary Things Taking Up Space (Atlantic)600 sold

Uniform & The Body, Mental Wounds Not Healing (Sacred Bones)500 sold

TNT, XIII (Frontiers)400 sold

Trillium, Tectonic (Frontiers)250 sold

Tsjuder, Throne Of The Goat (Expanded Edition) (Season Of Mist)200 sold

Lago, Sea Of Duress (Unique Leader)175 sold

Notable Sales:

Ghost, Prequelle (Loma Vista)9,600 sold

Five Finger Death Punch, And Justice For None (Prospect Park)6,800 sold

Shinedown, Attention Attention (Atlantic)3,700 sold

Greta Van Fleet, From the Fires EP (Lava) 3,400 sold

Godsmack, When Legends Rise (BMG)3,100 sold

Five Finger Death Punch, A Decade Of Destruction(Prospect Park)2,100 sold